Chapter 726: Bloodbath in the South Korean film market, "Knowing Brothers"
Wow! Wow! Wow!
After Zhou Yutang spoke to director Bong Joon-ho, they basically exchanged business blowbacks, inspiration for the script, and interesting things during the filming and post-production of the film.
The applause from the audience was like thunder, bringing IU's thoughts back to reality.
Some of them are professional actors arranged by showbox.
These people are responsible for giving appropriate feedback at critical moments and stimulating the emotions of most of the fans at the scene.
But most of them are fans of IU, Choi Min-sik and others. After all, such a luxurious lineup can be regarded as the top team in South Korea no matter what.
Coupled with a man who has reached the top of the Asian entertainment industry, Captain Jiangdong, the box office appeal is very strong.
"Thank you everyone, I hope everyone likes this movie."
The microphone was passed to IU's hand, and a professional yet sweet smile appeared on her innocent face. It was like a catalyst, making the cheers at the scene even more intense.
South Korean films are different from those of China and have their own independent film censorship and classification system.
Film creators here have more room for expression, and audiences can often see films that expose the darkness of chaebols and reflect some social systems.
The review and rating of the South Korean Image Rating Review Board is divided into 5 levels:
National level, 12 years old and above can watch, 15 years and above can watch, under 19 years old are prohibited from watching, the severity of review is in descending order.
There is also a special grade, which is a restricted film that is prohibited from being shown in any public theater and can only be sold through DVD and other means. Because the content may involve serious violations of moral ethics, legal taboos or extreme forms of expression, it can only be released under certain circumstances. Channel distribution and dissemination.
This film "Broken Tomb" contains some elements of horror, horror, exorcism, etc., so it is rated as "for those over 15 years old to watch".
The event included a movie-watching session with fans. After the opening credits of JD. Entertainment and SHOWBOX Production Company, a number of starring actors appeared on the screen one after another.
Among them, the Chinese name of the chief producer and screenwriter, Zhou Yutang, is particularly eye-catching.
The movie started to show, the scene fell into silence, and IU looked focused.
The story follows a wealthy South Korean family surnamed Park living in America. They are constantly being harassed by strange supernatural phenomena, and even their newborn babies are affected.
So, they spent a lot of money to invite young wizards Hualin [IU] and Bong Gil [Yoo Ah-in] who are well-known in the exorcism industry in South Korea.
After Hualin and Bongji arrived, they rescued the family's newborn baby, only to discover that the family was suspected of being plagued by a dark curse from their ancestors.
It turned out that there was a problem in Feng Shui with the layout of the ancestral cemetery, which caused the souls of the ancestors to have no peace, which in turn triggered a series of strange events.
Hualin and Fengji were relatively new to the industry. In order to completely solve the problem, they invited seniors in the industry to help.
The audience's attention was completely attracted by the movie.
IU secretly reached down and intertwined her fingers with Zhou Yutang, enjoying the sweetness.
The plot continues to develop, and the protagonist group breaks into the tomb.
Tracing back to its roots, the ancestors of this wealthy family turned out to be Korean traitors during the neon colonial occupation of the peninsula.
They gained money and power by betraying their compatriots, and their descendants still enjoy astonishing wealth. In order to cover up this shameful and despicable history, the Park family buried their ancestors somewhere on the border between North and South Korea.
And his grave is just a cover-up. Underneath it is the arrangement used by the Neon people to destroy the lifeblood of South Korea.
The feng shui of tombs and the onmyoji battle, and the subtle reference to the issue of North and South Korea, hit the G-spot of the local audience very well.
The protagonists engage in a thrilling battle with the released Neon Samurai Demon.
In the end, it was a happy ending for the whole family, and the evil ghost was successfully sealed away.
But there was still a button left at the end of the movie, and the audience was still not satisfied. Someone asked: "President Zhou, will there be a sequel to "Broken Tomb"?"
"If there is a sequel, I will watch it again."
Zhou Yutang responded in a leisurely manner: "If the box office is within the expected range, there should be."
According to the current situation, the script for the sequel has already been under development. If you can cut leeks from sticks, why not do it?
If "Ghost Blows Out the Lamp" brings the audience a magnificence and stunningness beyond imagination, then "Broken Tomb" is the rhythm of ordinary supernatural horror commercial movies.
The main reason is that the rhythm of the story is smooth, the director's camera language creates a sense of atmosphere, and the acting skills of several powerful actors give the audience a good movie-watching experience.
Choi Min-sik's performance is worthy of being called the Best Actor, IU doesn't hold back, and even Yoo Ah-in's performance is quite eye-catching.
The overwhelming marketing reports, coupled with the fact that Zhou Yutang, the super king who has reached the top of Asia, has driven the topic, and the entire movie has attracted unprecedented attention.
The number of moviegoers exceeded 2.5 million in the first three days of release, and the number of viewers exceeded 4.8 million in five days of release. It was an unprecedented start.
Since its release, it has continuously topped the single-day box office list, and ranked first in the pre-sale rate list with a very high pre-sale rate.
It has bloodbathed the South Korean film market since the beginning of the year. It has been soaring all the way, and the number of moviegoers continues to rise.
It is not as good as "The Battle of Myeongryang" which was officially promoted by South Korea, but it has already broken the total number of moviegoers of "Mermaid" in South Korea.
Compared with the movie "The Lonely Agent" that made Zhou Yutang famous, and the movie "Big Shot" that also swept South Korea with over 10 million moviegoers, the horizontal comparison of moviegoers during the same period was much higher.
The movie promotion activities ended that day, because Zhou Yutang's trip in South Korea was coming to an end, and the three-star princess specially attended the celebration banquet that night.
It doesn’t count as popping the champagne in the first half. According to Showbox’s statistics department’s expectations based on the current movie attendance and popularity, it will reach at least 15 million moviegoers.
This is a phenomenal movie that can reach the top five in the South Korean movie box office list.
For a place like South Korea, which has a smaller land area than Jiangsu Province and a total population of just over 50 million, this is quite an exaggerated achievement.
Regardless of what Korean media promotes a national-level phenomenon movie, in fact, the final box office conversion, 15 million moviegoers probably does not exceed the box office data of 850 million yuan.
As a Chinese entertainment giant that has tasted the sweetness of Hollywood's wanton harvest of dollars, this box office can only be said to be the icing on the cake, not a big surprise.
But for Li Fuzhen and the people in charge of Showbox, this successful film and television project can bring them more influence beyond box office revenue.
"Are you coming?"
Ni Ni stepped on high heels and came to Zhou Yutang to report. He nodded slightly and said calmly: "Then bring her over."
In the eyes of IU and Goo Hara, it may be a trouble that is going to cause the sky to fall, but in the eyes of Zhou Yutang, it is just a matter that can be settled with a phone call.
"Wow, Hola, you are really lucky."
The president of an entertainment company, with a smile on his face but not a smile on his face, looked like a thin girl cowering next to Zhou Yutang.
In the past, she could handle it casually, but when she found a big backer like Zhou Yutang, it was another matter.
This Chinese entertainment tycoon made even the three-star eldest princess smile. For South Korea's local snake, there is really no need to provoke this fierce dragon crossing the river.
"Ha La just signed a contract with JD today. Bring her here to see the world."
Zhou Yutang had an understated smile on his face, holding IU on his left side and Goo Hara on his right side, feeling indescribably free and carefree.
This is also done for others to see, aiming to release a message: Who dares to touch his people?
"Haha, there is an old saying in China that people who are not romantic spend their youth in vain, and that is President Zhou."
"I heard that Goo Hara and IU are still good friends. They are really lucky."
The prominent seniors in the South Korean entertainment industry around me, as well as the CEOs of entertainment companies, may look high on IU, but no one would take a small character like Goo Hara seriously.
There were also people who looked at the women next to the two governors with hidden eyes, with different thoughts.
Everyone had heard that the Governor of Jiangdong was famous for his romantic reputation, and it was just rumors within the circle. Now seeing is truly believing.
I have to say, I really know how to play.
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Goo Hara felt like a puppet on strings, staying by Zhou Yutang's side with a stiff smile on her face. It wasn't until the end of the banquet when IU gave her a warm hug that she realized what she was doing and said gratefully: < br>
"Zhien, thank you."
"No need to thank me, just thank the president."
IU smiled, hugged her bestie, and comforted her, "Don't think too much, just stay here tonight, I'll book a room for you."
"What about you?"
"I still need to discuss tomorrow's variety show with the president." IU said matter-of-factly.
"Huh?"
A question mark slowly appeared on Goo Hara's face.
What kind of variety show requires a discussion at night?
It is certainly a joyful thing for a best friend to escape from the fire.
But for IU, Zhou Yutang's trip in South Korea is very short, and she will have plenty of time to spend with her best friends. Of course, she must seize the rare opportunity to get along with her at this time.
When IU specially put on a pair of silk pajamas with suspenders and walked out of the bathroom, she happened to see Zhou Yutang leaning on the sofa bed and talking on the phone, so she rubbed herself into his arms,
"Dr. Wang?"
It was not an accident to receive a call from Wanda Laowang.
Zhou Yutang is making all the difference in South Korea, and he has not forgotten to pay attention to domestic affairs.
According to the news that came back today, Ye Ning, who just resigned from Wanda, officially joined Huayi.
After passing Huayi, Ye Ning directly became the CEO, took on the role of vice president of Huayi, and was nominated as a director candidate.
Huayi held a press conference for the public, and Mr. and Mrs. Wang attended together. They gave him enough face and performed in a high-profile manner, which shocked the circle.
Last year, news broke that Ye Ning was resigning, but there has been no clarification.
Last year at Wanda’s annual meeting, Wanda’s Mr. Wang, who rarely praises others in public, made an unprecedented move in which he singled out and praised the achievements of his close friend Ye Ning in an important speech to the entire group.
This thing may seem sudden, but in fact it has been brewing for a long time.
Ye Ning holds a high position in Wanda Cinema, but does not hold any shares. It is rumored that his personal salary is only a few million.
Wanda's internal profit distribution, reward and promotion mechanisms are all outdated from the original real estate industry.
As people go to higher places, water flows to lower places. It is understandable that Ye Ning would change jobs to seek development. As early as last year, even the goose factory had poached him. Later, the cakes painted by Huayi were more fragrant.
"His contract has a non-competition agreement. This will break the rules. Wanda will block Huayi's films"
Although Lao Wang deliberately restrained himself, Zhou Yutang could feel the deep sullenness of the richest man in the world even through the phone.
With Ye Ning's departure, part of the business in his hands was partially handed over, but he still took away his confidants in Wanda and part of the film distribution business.
For example, the movie "Lu Yao Knows Ma Li" directed by Hua Zhao was also brought to Huayi, and it was officially announced that it will be released during the summer vacation. As the leader of theaters, Wanda is already deploying a sniper plan.
Zhou Yutang can understand it if he thinks about it.
It's probably like Li Shuang of Jiangdong Entertainment being poached and taking away some of Jiangdong's projects.
Of course, this is impossible.
Sister Shuang is one of the shareholders of Jiangdong Entertainment, and her net worth is not lower than that of King Huayi.
Lao Wang made this call to ensure that there would be no changes in Jiangdong's business. If Zhou Yutang was dragged into Huayi's camp by Ye Ning, Wanda would really lose money and vomit blood.
In the past few years, they have formed a strategic alliance and joined forces. Zhou Yutang has indeed benefited a lot. He even borrowed Wanda's power to acquire Liverpool.
As a replacement, Wanda also received investment shares and distribution of some Jiangdong film and television projects, which is also very important.
"Director Wang, the cooperation between Jiangdong and Wanda will not change in the future."
Zhou Yutang gave Wanda Laowang some reassurance and unscrupulously reached into IU's nightgown with one hand.
IU heard something. These days, the reputation of the richest man in China is still very loud.
But thinking about Zhou Yutang, who could talk to him as an equal, he suddenly felt full of security.
Those wonderful hands acted arbitrarily, as if with some kind of magic, which made her eyes blurred and she began to moan.
But Zhou Yutang stopped at this moment. After talking to Lao Wang, he called Li Shuang again. Sister Shuang was very surprised: "Two women tonight, you didn't have any casualties, and you still had time to call me." ?”
Pei Yun, the president of Jiangdong Branch, is also present at tonight's banquet.
Gossip is a woman's nature engraved in her bones. Governor Zhou hugged her from left to right, carefree and unrestrained, but inadvertently became a topic of conversation for others.
"Sister Shuang, Lao Wang just called."
With a dark look on his face, Zhou Yutang explained Wanda's affairs to Li Shuang and mentioned a very key figure.
Last year, Wanda completed the largest overseas cultural M&A deal, which was to swallow up the entire Legendary Pictures.
At that signing ceremony, Ye Ning, the vice president in charge of Wanda Film and Television, did not attend, and was replaced by Gao Qunyao. This already shows that Wanda was not completely unprepared for this.
Gao Qunyao was previously the global senior vice president of News Corporation. He was hired by Lao Wang with a large sum of money to become a master of capital operations for him.
All projects in the sports field of Wanda are handled by this man, including the first move to acquire Legendary Pictures, which shocked the world.
The most powerful thing is that through the merger and acquisition legend, Wanda's momentum has reached an unprecedented peak, and it has once again promoted Wanda Pictures' tens-billion financing plan.
To put it simply, it is to acquire Legend with a leverage of 10 yuan, and then use Legend to raise funds at a valuation of 20 yuan in China.
With the endorsement of China's richest man and enough momentum, a lot of rich people immediately flocked to the game, rushing to invest money in the game, hoping to get a piece of the pie.
Wanda veterans Liu Xiaobing, Gao Qunyao and others took over Wanda's entertainment business, but for Zhou Yutang, it had little impact.
The horse runs and the dance dances.
Wanda has Wanda’s style of play, and Zhou Yutang also has his own layout.
The entertainment industry is the basic base of Jiangdong Entertainment, and short videos are a crucial step.
In addition to the entertainment field, Zhou Yutang has also been gradually improving the strategic layout of other real industries in recent years.
For two consecutive days at the Shilla Hotel, I enjoyed the moving crooning of this born singer.
It wasn't until noon that I took IU to the recording site of "Knowing Brothers".
This is a new variety show produced and launched by South Korea's JTBC TV station last year. It is also the most interesting in-studio interview program in South Korea at the moment.
The process is very simple. The seven hosts, Kang Ho Dong, Lee Soo Geun, Kim Young Chul, Kim Heechul, Seo Jang Hoon, Min Kyung Hoon, and Lee Sang Min, make jokes.
Create a relaxed and humorous atmosphere, and then interact with the guests.
The recording was originally scheduled for yesterday, but because a business worth hundreds of millions was discussed at the Shilla Hotel that night, Zhou Yutang informed the program team to move the filming to today.
If the coffee position is big enough, you can enjoy privileges.
"President Zhou, please take a look. This is the specific process and outline of the program."
The chief PD of the show took the initiative to deliver the script to Zhou Yutang in the backstage lounge.
Hosts including Kang Ho Dong, Lee Soo Geun, Kim Heechul, etc. all came to greet them.
It was not surprising that IU was in Zhou Yutang's lounge. After greeting each other, they started to communicate about the program.
The highlight of a talk variety show is the chemistry between the hosts, the interaction with the guests, and the timely release of some insider revelations.
Most of the time it's improvisation, but Zhou Yutang's status is here, so he must take care of it.
Zhou Yutang went through it roughly and found that everything was within the acceptable range and there were no major problems.
The recording location of the program was specially arranged as a classroom. Several hosts started teasing each other and successfully entered the guest introduction session. Jiang Hodong's loud voice was completely proportional to his body type:
"Let us warmly welcome——"
"Asia's king-level superstars, Zhou, Yu, Tang!"
"Wow! Hudong brother's face is really extraordinary, even he can be invited!" Jin Yongzhe looked shocked.
"Really? Is it really this person?" Li Xiugen's eyes lit up.
"I'm watching "Celebrating More Than Years" recently, and it's really good to watch." Kim Heechul also looked excited.
The classroom instantly exploded like a boiling oil pan. The hosts dressed as students stood up and started cheering desperately.
“Brother’s face, do you need to say more?”
Jiang Hodong put on the airs of a big brother with a complacent look on his face.
Amid cheers, Zhou Yutang, dressed as a young campus male protagonist, led Li Zhien into the classroom.
"Hello everyone, I am Zhou Yutang."
"Hello everyone, I'm IU."
Lee Soo-geun pulled Kim Heechul's arm and shook him with excitement: "Is this really the handsomeness a human should have?"
"Although I have seen Chairman Zhou in the company before, when he puts on his school uniform, it reminds me of "Those Years"."
"The youth campus movie that is popular in Asia!"
"I still like "Love in a Bouquet"."
Everyone was talking in a hurry, and even ignored IU who greeted me with a sweet smile. Jiang Hodong was reminded that he suddenly woke up from a dream, and said with a fat face, "Ji En, why are you here?"
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Li Zhien looked burdened.
Even Zhou Yutang couldn't hold back.
These people really work well together and are very good at creating program effects.
Kim Heechul stood up very loyally and said angrily: "Brother Hodong, it's rare for Ji-eun to be on the show, how can you treat her like this?"
"Yes, Brother Hodong, why do you treat Zhien like this?"
"She is the national sister!"
Lee Soo-geun and several others also followed in the crusade against the big brother Jiang Ho-dong.
"You are still young and not very sensible."
Instead, Kang Ho Dong scolded Kim Heechul and said, "President Zhou is an extremely rich man. Even if he just teaches you some ways to make money, he can make me a fortune. My sister, just have to suffer a little."
"Zhien, I'm sorry, you can play by yourself."
Kim Heechul also rebelled very realistically, leaving IU behind and running over to show his courtesy.
Li Zhien was left alone and messy on the podium.
The show has just started, and through teasing and joking with each other, the atmosphere has gradually become heated.
Of course Zhou Yutang would not ignore Li Zhien and stood beside her: "Nice to meet you all, no need for introduction, right?"
"No, no need."
"The boss of JD. Entertainment!" Kim Heechul said in a loud voice.
"The superstar sweeping Asia!" Kim Yong-cheol shouted.
"The King of Variety Shows!" Lee Soo Geun shouted.
"The owner of Liverpool FC, a plutocrat from China!" Jiang Hudong's fat face turned red.
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This made the program PD's blood boil with excitement, and he was thinking about how to make each of the very important titles into shining crowns and fall on the screen later.
There is no need to go to great lengths to create program effects.
Just standing there, Zhou Yutang is a myth that makes people look up to him.
Wouldn’t the ratings skyrocket by then?
Zhou Yutang actually admires these comedians who don't care about their image.
For the sake of program effect, you can sacrifice your own image and don't hesitate to act ugly and stupid.
After the early opening show, we asked Zhou Yutang and IU recent activities, their feelings on the show, and other similar general questions.
More focus is still on Zhou Yutang, and IU is just a flower-like foil.
"Congratulations to IU for successfully hosting the Seoul concert."
Jiang Hodong was the first to raise the topic: "Congratulations to Chairman Zhou for being named one of the most influential Asian artists in Forbes."
"That's what happened."
Zhou Yutang smiled and nodded.
The American magazine "Forbes" just announced "Asia's 30 Most Influential People Under 30 in Entertainment and Sports" in early March.
According to the list of the TOP30 most influential Asian artists, 6 Korean artists are on the list.
These include G-Dragon, Choi Si-won, Lim Yoon-ah, singer Lim Hyung-joo, and in the sports field, former figure skater Kim Yuna, etc.
On the Chinese side, Zhou Yutang is naturally the leader.
These people in South Korea were all suppressed by Zhou Yutang alone.
"Wow, the president is really amazing."
Kim Heechul's face was full of curiosity and envy: "Can't you tell me how much property the president has?"
"Ah, how could you ask such a rude question?"
Jiang Hodong showed off his eldest brother's airs and scolded Kim Heechul. Then he changed his attitude and asked with a smile: "President Zhou, I also want to know, how much income did you have last year?"
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Netizens from both China and South Korea are extremely curious about the net worth of this young rich man who created the myth of wealth from scratch.
"SM's revenue last year was pretty good, about 300 billion won, an increase of nearly 13.3% compared to 2014, of which operating profit increased by 6.1%, and net income reached 878.9% of the same period last year, which is about 20 billion won?"
Although SM has groups such as Girls' Generation, EXO, SuperJunior, SHINee, Red Velvet, f(x), etc., and has the momentum of South Korea's entertainment leader, in fact, a large part of the profits have been sucked by the old fox Lee Soo Man.
The rest of the year is about a small target, which is not even as profitable as Zhou Yutang's "Nirvana in Fire" web game and "Flower Thousand Bones" mobile game
These are all the homework that Ni Ni has done in advance. Zhou Yutang knows all about them and smiles calmly: "I won't disclose the details, but the box office split of this year's "Mermaid" will not be less than three times SM's annual profit."
Everyone in the classroom took a deep breath, and then heard a "wow" sound.
A look of immense admiration appeared on IU's pure face.
Looking at Jiang Hodong, Kim Heechul and others, their attitude towards Zhou Yutang is even more heartfelt respect and enthusiasm.
ps: I will return to China after my trip to South Korea tomorrow. Please give me tickets~~
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